Welcome to the
Craftsman Homes Connection...the ultimate decor source for craftsman style
homes!We hope you'll
find these screens a treasure trove of interesting, unique,
tasteful designs that will complement your home, whether it be a
bungalow, American foursquare, prairie, English revival, high
style craftsman, or even new construction!

craftsman style homes

Craftsman style homes have been enjoying a resurgence in popularity
due in large part to their tasteful design precepts. The simple and meaningful
lines are a welcome relief compared to a style such as French rococo. However,
locating restoration and decor products and ideas can be challenging, to say the
least. We like to think that we have assembled the finest collection of items in
this style available anywhere. We have been providing these unique pieces since
way back in the days before most people had even heard of the craftsman style.
Of course, now the arts and crafts movement is much more prominent and we rarely
encounter a neophyte who has been completely unaware of the style, but that
wasn't always the case.

As you may know, copper was a popular metal in the craftsman
era. You will find that many of our products feature the extensive use of
copper. Items like light switch plates and outlet plates, candle holders,
bookmarks, Christmas ornaments, platters, bowls,
plates, vases, house numbers and address numbers, heat registers and floor
registers as well as cold air returns and return air grilles, in addition to
hand hammered copper mailboxes as well as various hardware pieces such as drawer
pulls, knobs, as well as mail slots. There is a lot to look at and it just might
be time to update!

It is very common to find in craftsman bungalow homes that
feature forced air heat, large cold air return vents that we commonly refer to
as "eggcrate style". Return air filter grilles such as these are made
of intersecting solid oak slats, forming a grid of rectangular openings.
Typically, these slats have been through the years and are often in a state of
very bad repair. One of our specialties is custom making these eggcrate style
registers to fit your particular application. The resulting cold air grille is
very good quality and really looks much better than the somewhat depressing
flimsy gray stamped steel return air filter grille that you find at your local
big box hardware store. Plus, it is historically authentic. For custom work
you'll find the price to be a very good value. Many people like louvered floor
registers in antique brass or simply polished solid brass air registers.
Architectural floor registers and residential air grilles made of solid woods
can really add a lot to a room. You'll want to see the selection we offer. It is
simply without parallel. As you can see, there are many ways to dress up your
house with "jewelry for the floor"! Often, when decorating a bathroom
or kitchen a silver type metal looks more appropriate for a heat register. In
that event you might want to consider brushed nickel floor vents. We also have decorative floor registers with face plates that
are completely solid brass. Obviously, rust is never a problem with these at all
since brass is not a rusting metal. This just touches a tiny tip of the iceberg
of product offerings. One style of vent cover that is very appropriate for this
style of architecture is the grid pattern made up of many small squares. We have
now developed a number of variations of this classic design in both metal and
wood. The understated tastefulness adds a lot to a room. You should really set aside some time to browse around!